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“You know who that bird reminds me of? You.” Her expression changed, and he didn’t know what he’d said wrong. Then he saw that the change was caused by Dicey trying to hold back laughter. “I was thinking how much it was like you.”

A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt

August 28, 2021 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In One Word: Redemptive Cannonball Read Bingo Square: Old Series So far, Jeff is a boy at school, who plays guitar and sings and has begrudgingly caught Dicey’s eye. This book takes us back in time in Jeff’s story, and we learn how he and his father came to live in Crisfield. It was a really interesting take on the series, to focus on Jeff (who we just met in the second book, and has so far been of periphery interest to Dicey the main […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: abandonment, cbr13bingo, childhood favorite, Cynthia Voigt, family

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:30 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: abandonment, cbr13bingo, childhood favorite, Cynthia Voigt, family ·
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I see your “Snake Jazz” and Raise You LIZARD MUSIC!

Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater

December 31, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

I found a new favorite author back in April of this year when I FINALLY read Kelly Link’s Magic For Beginners. The titular novella (within a collection of stories) immediately reminded me of, to plagiarize myself, “two of my all-time ‘is this really happening’ favorites: Daniel Pinkwater’s Lizard Music and Nickelodeon’s Pete and Pete.” While I have not watched any Pete and Pete recently (although I really should), I did impulse buy a fun new paperback edition of Lizard Music back in October. Instead of giving in to my […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: adventure, childhood favorite, Daniel Pinkwater, late night TV, lizard people, middle school, reread, walter cronkite

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:159 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: adventure, childhood favorite, Daniel Pinkwater, late night TV, lizard people, middle school, reread, walter cronkite ·
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If the shoe doesn’t fit…

Glass Slippers Give You Blisters by Auch, Mary Jane

July 6, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

My primary reading is Young Adult, so since this is a true kid’s book, I’ll list it as my “YOUTHS!” entry for cbr11bingo. Kelly and her two besties Lisa and Rebecca are just starting junior high. And they’re determined to launch themselves into popularity, since sixth graders are bottom of the totem pole.  Kelly talks her friends into auditioning for the drama production of Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, sure this will introduce them to the upperclassmen who will secure their place in the upper echelon […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: 90s, cbr11bingo, childhood favorite, Children's Books, cinderella, drama kid, middle grade, tween

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:44 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: 90s, cbr11bingo, childhood favorite, Children's Books, cinderella, drama kid, middle grade, tween ·
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